One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
In the most recent episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi chatted with former Nintendo of America marketing lead Gail Tilden on a variety of topics relating to her time trying to localize different Nintendo products for the West. After discussing the history of Pokémon,…
During the latest episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi had Nintendo of America’s former marketing lead Gail Tilden on and they discussed some of the trials and tribulations she went through trying to market certain Nintendo properties to Western audiences. Two big topics came…
While people twiddle their thumbs in anticipation of Spike Chunsoft getting off their butts and making a Gen VII Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game, a bit of surprising news has come in related to the series’ music – Arata Iiyoshi, the composer of both PMD Blue/Red Rescue Team and PMD Explorers…
With the growth of Fire Emblem being tied mostly to Fire Emblem Heroes since the last Smash, I was wondering what kind of attention the mobile game might get in Ultimate. With today’s Smash Blog update, we’ve got an answer in the form of at least one sweet piece of…
Following in the footsteps of Persona 3’s Junpei Iori, the next party member to get a Persona Q2 spotlight trailer is Morgana, the iconic thieving cat of Persona 5. Check it out: Considering how large the cast will be in this installment we no-doubt have many, many more…
The first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead is coming digitally to Nintendo Switch on August 28th. According to Telltale’s official blog, the package will include visually enhanced versions of the original five episodes along with the add-on anthology, “400 Days.” The site’s description continues: “Both have been ported from…
Hot off the heels of the Celebi event that took place at Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago last month, those of us who weren’t lucky enough to attend the massive festival are now eligible to snag a Celebi of our very own in the latest Special Research Task released yesterday….
Welcome back to Echo Location, where we shout our picks for Echo Fighters into the wide open gorge of the internet in the hopes that Masahiro Sakurai hears the reverbs on the other side. (If you don’t get that metaphor, don’t worry — I don’t either.) Last time we kicked…
This week marks Gamescom 2018 in Germany and Nintendo’s brought a few new toys for attendees to see up close — specifically the first wave of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo, featuring Inkling, Ridley, and returning fighter Wolf; and the upcoming Octoling triple pack. Have a look at some shots…
Battle Chef Brigade was my favorite not-Zelda game of 2017, and it’s about to get even better. First announced on the PlayStation blog by Tom Eastman of Trinket Studios, Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe will bring many features to the game that have been teased for a long time now. Those…
With September just around the corner, a new character is almost here for Mario Tennis Aces. Diddy Kong is swinging into action as another Speedy character with a brand of simian style to call his own. Just like the previous post-release characters, Diddy will be completely free. Those…
Yet another Switch announcement out of Gamescom was made: the game adaptation of the award-winning comic Blacksad, called Blacksad: Under the Skin, is getting a Switch release. Blacksad is a Spanish comic intended for a French audience based in a fictionalized 1950s New York City where the inhabitants are anthropomorphized…
The story of Pokémon GO is a rocky one, filled with tumultuous beginnings and fraught with tension between players and developers. But John Hanke, founder and CEO of Niantic, seems to believe that the sailing has gotten a bit smoother, as a broader piece by the Guardian illustrated as the…
Before this month is out we should be getting our hands on the first Sega Ages ports, Sonic the Hedgehog and Thunder Force IV, which will be followed by more than 13 other ports, with two arriving each month. One of next month’s releases has now been confirmed and it’s…
